Zeel Desai
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| Country (sports) |  India |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 February 1999 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$78,965 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 199–147 |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 511 (12 February 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 661 (17 April 2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 102–73 |
| Career titles | 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 485 (3 March 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 574 (17 April 2025) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 1–0 |
| Last updated on: 17 April 2025. | |
Zeel Desai (born 18 February 1999) is an Indian tennis player from Ahmedabad.
Desai has a career-high singles ranking of 511 by the WTA, achieved on 12 February 2024. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 485, attained on 3 March 2025. Desai has won four singles titles and six doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Desai represents India at the Billie Jean King Cup and made her debut at the 2021 play-offs against Latvia.[1] In February 2024, Desai as a wildcard entry in L&T Mumbai Open WTA 125K match won her first match against Greece's Sapfo Sakellaridi 6–2, 6–1.[2] In November 2023, she lost to Shrivalli to finish runners-up at the ITF Women's World Tour Tennis final at the Bowring Institute clay courts in Bengaluru.[3] Earlier in February 2023, she entered the final of the $15,000 ITF women's tennis tournament at the Joygaon Academy with a semifinal victory against Vaidehi on her birthday.[4] In the final, she beat qualifier Sandeepti Singh Rao 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 to win the title.[5]
